BY SAM WAINWRIGHT
PERTH — On July 30, 70 people crowded into the Fremantle Hotel for a quiz night fundraiser organised by the Fremantle Anti-Nuclear Group (FANG).
FANG is committed to stopping the Seaswap program, under which US Navy vessels
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BY NICK SOUDAKOFF
On July 27, 300 junior officers and soldiers occupied the Glorietta complex in the Makati business district in Manila. They demanded the resignation of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, her cabinet and all Armed Forces of the
CPSU activists to hold training day
CANBERRA — The Members First caucus in the Community and Public Sector Union is organising a training day on August 16 for all CPSU members in the ACT who want to build an alternative type of unionism to the
BY CAROLINE LUND
FREMONT, California — Members of United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2244 have voted out its long-time Administration Caucus (AC) leadership and elected a team of more pro-worker union leaders.
Local 2244 represents some 5000
BY NICOLA JOSEPH
SYDNEY — Radio Skid Row will celebrate 20 years of fiercely independent radio on August 10 with special acoustic performance by Spearhead's Michael Franti, who will be in town for a concert at the Hordern Pavilion. Many others
BY BILL NEVINS
Ani Di Franco, who with a handful of US celebrities and musicians, has stood up bravely against the Bush regime's war policies and its intimidation of dissidents, will be the headline performer at the 42nd annual Philadelphia Folk
BY GRANT COLEMAN
On July 23, the ALP launched its policy for Australia's higher education system, "Aim Higher: Learning, Training and Better Jobs for More Australians". While the policy has similarities with the federal Coalition government's
BY NIKKI ULASOWSKI
PERTH — Ali Kazak, the head of the Palestinian delegation to Australia, spoke to over 200 people during his recent visit to Western Australia.
Organised by the NoWar Alliance, the tour enabled Kazak to explain firsthand the
BY CHRIS LATHAM
On July 11, Workplace Standards Tasmania delivered a notice to Tasmanian mining companies, directing them to end their dangerous work patterns. The problem was not equipment or training, it was working hours so long that workers'
BY CHRISTANO KERRILA
The radical government of President Hugo Chavez has faced many tests in its attempt to transform Venezuela. So far, the Venezuelan government has been able to rely on support from the country's poor and working people to win
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